Episode 18 recAPs all things Mendelian and Non-Mendelian in the genetics world. It's important to remember the Law of Independent Assortment and Law of Segregation when reviewing pea experiments (1:30). Do you know what Pater and Filius mean in Latin? (2:00) The classic monohybrid flower example is broken down with a Punnett square walk through and vocabulary reminders (2:30). Always go back and reread the genetics problem when you think you’ve solved it! (4:00) Melanie concludes the episode by providing heredity examples of Non-Mendelian genetics (5:00). Don’t forget that mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own genes! (5:55)
The Question of the Day asks (6:40) “Explain how sexual reproduction increases genetic variation.”
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